Jo Kafer Dec 4, 202034 min readComputer says noGarden, gossip & review Saturday November 7 2020 Alien hibiscus in my garden I asked Tim to take some pics this morning. I discovered a...
Jo Kafer Nov 8, 202021 min readHaircuts, naora & fart factsFriday October 2 Hope you’ve had a pleasant week. My week has had its ups and downs. On Monday, Mr A said that Week 9 of this term would...
Jo Kafer Sep 25, 202031 min read60 and mostly ab fab!4.9.20 Jo-tu enters the world This morning, at two minutes past midnight, baby Jo-Ann was born at Puanangisu clinic. I’ve just been to...
Jo Kafer Aug 1, 202016 min readA new Tim in the world!Vanuatu celebrated their 40th Independence Day in July 2020 but it was a month of celebration for other reasons too. July 2020 emails to...
Jo Kafer Jul 18, 202012 min readMooning the best laid plansDawn has just dawned. It’s 6 a.m. and I’m sitting in my office surrounded by jungle. The birds chirp and twitter from all angles and the...
Jo Kafer Jun 6, 20207 min readNo-nos & chook-bum-mouthsWe got one dead in the village. This is how Mr Alick, the Class 5 teacher announced that one of the village chiefs had passed away. It...
Jo Kafer Mar 22, 20206 min readCovid19 & Vanuatu 22.03.20There were no confirmed cases in Vanuatu as of March 19th. On March 20th it was announced that a man who just arrived from France, had...
Jo Kafer Mar 13, 202013 min readTop spots in Efate, VanuatuMalowia Guesthouse is a modern, self-contained bungalow with a white sand beach and spectacular views of Nguna and Pele Islands, see...
Jo Kafer Feb 23, 20207 min readBoundary Bugger-upsWe’d been in Vanuatu five days and had purchased a car. We were ready to start building the house. Then Joel delivered upsetting news....
Jo Kafer Feb 11, 20206 min readFord Rocks in Vanuatu!‘11/02/20, 06:00AM Tropical Cyclone Uesi Cat 2, centre left of B8. Mov S/SW past 6 hrs. Moderate rainfall over Vanuatu, very rough seas...
Jo Kafer Feb 8, 20209 min readFlying Cows and Coconut Palms06:00: There is a cyclone coming. It’s not officially a cyclone until it’s christened, probably later today. It’s busily sucking up warm,...